DerBronzeLord
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Hey everyone,
Created this thread to assess the impact of climate change on India's national security.
Posting an article showing what the Pentagon thinks on US National Security.
https://www.nrdc.org/trump-watch/pe...rity-threat-doesnt-seem-know-what-do-about-it
The reason why I believe that this will be important is due to our eastern neighbor, Bangladesh. It is estimated that around 20% of Bangladesh's population will be displaced due to Climate Change by 2050, or around 50 million people. Considering that India borders Bangladesh on three sides, and Myanmar's hills are hard to cross, India will have a massive refugee crisis on our borders by 2050 on the likes we did not see even during Partition.
Another major problem for India due to Climate Change will be Pakistan. While it has been generally stated by BJP leaders including the Prime Minister that the IWT must be removed or bypassed altogether, this creates another net negative effect for us. Water scarcity in Pak might result in Pakistan facing massive water shortages, where the trial for this was seen in Karachi in 2018. This, on a much bigger and more widespread scale would create Pakistani climate refugees. Considering that Kashmir is not passable due to the mountains, while Rajasthan and Gujarat are impassable due to deserts, the only state left would be Punjab, where tens of millions of Pakistanis can be expected to storm in as refugees.
Climate Change might end up becoming the biggest national security threat for India in the next few decades. Do note that I haven't mentioned internal displacements due to climate change. Several Indian cities are also becoming water-starved, though not at the level of Pakistan, and will not reach those levels in the future. However, a contingency is required for this.
Created this thread to assess the impact of climate change on India's national security.
Posting an article showing what the Pentagon thinks on US National Security.
https://www.nrdc.org/trump-watch/pe...rity-threat-doesnt-seem-know-what-do-about-it
The reason why I believe that this will be important is due to our eastern neighbor, Bangladesh. It is estimated that around 20% of Bangladesh's population will be displaced due to Climate Change by 2050, or around 50 million people. Considering that India borders Bangladesh on three sides, and Myanmar's hills are hard to cross, India will have a massive refugee crisis on our borders by 2050 on the likes we did not see even during Partition.
Another major problem for India due to Climate Change will be Pakistan. While it has been generally stated by BJP leaders including the Prime Minister that the IWT must be removed or bypassed altogether, this creates another net negative effect for us. Water scarcity in Pak might result in Pakistan facing massive water shortages, where the trial for this was seen in Karachi in 2018. This, on a much bigger and more widespread scale would create Pakistani climate refugees. Considering that Kashmir is not passable due to the mountains, while Rajasthan and Gujarat are impassable due to deserts, the only state left would be Punjab, where tens of millions of Pakistanis can be expected to storm in as refugees.
Climate Change might end up becoming the biggest national security threat for India in the next few decades. Do note that I haven't mentioned internal displacements due to climate change. Several Indian cities are also becoming water-starved, though not at the level of Pakistan, and will not reach those levels in the future. However, a contingency is required for this.